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• <br /> • <br /> Hazardous . Waste Management <br /> • Palo Alto, CA Environmental Protection Division of the Fire Department <br /> In conjunction . with other city departments, the Fire Department coordinates <br /> related hazardous materials and environmental compliance programs, tracks <br /> • existing and new contamination sites within Palo Alto, and regulates industrial <br /> waste control and storm water pollution. <br /> • <br /> Green Fleets see Transportation Department <br /> Finance and Budgeting Department <br /> Successful sustainability initiatives rely on financial resources to cover the sometimes . <br /> higher up- front costs. Consider aligning sustainability goals to departmental budgets and <br /> using triple bottom line accounting as a screening device to assist in making funding <br /> decisions. <br /> Full Cost Accounting <br /> Full cost accounting is a systematic approach for identifying, .summing, and reporting the <br /> ' actual costs of environmental management. FCA offers a framework to aid decision- <br /> makers with short and long -term program planning, identifying measures for streamlining <br /> and improving operations to increase efficiency. For additional information, see US <br /> Environmental Protection Agency <br /> Potential Funding Sources/Financing Mechanisms for Sustainability Initiatives <br /> • Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development <br /> Features guidebooks on funding sustainability and profiles recent sources of <br /> financing for sustainability projects. <br /> • Smart Growth Funding Resource Guide - <br /> EPA has developed this guide of funding resources to assist local and state . - <br /> governments, communities, and non - governmental organizations who are <br /> addressing the varied aspects of smart growth. <br /> Triple Bottom Line <br /> Engage in Triple Bottom. Line (TBL) accounting to assist in valuing non- economic <br /> benefits and costs. This form of accounting seeks to quantify the environmental, <br /> economic, and equity implications in projects. TBL reporting also provides information <br /> to outside stakeholders to enable them to assess the sustainability of an organization's <br /> operations. For informational resources on TBL accounting, visit <br /> http: / /www.iclei.org/us/per and click on the link for Triple Bottom Line: Informative <br /> Resources. <br /> • <br /> • <br />